by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Sparshott… (1823)
“ Was signal mate of Lord Gambier’s flag-ship, the Caledonia 120, during the operations against the French squadron in Aix Roads, in April 1809, and served during the remainder of the war as lieutenant on board the Niobe frigate, successively commanded by Captains John Wentworth Loring and William Augustus Montagu [1] . ”
